Did You See The Micromoon?

Friday the 13this believed to be an unlucky and inauspicious day by many people. However, this past Friday the 13th, many people were lucky enough to see something that comes only once every two decades, the harvest 'micromooon.’ Harvest moons are typically large and orange, but this past week we see an unusually small moon in place of a larger one. But before we get into the specifics about this 'micromoon,' let us understand how a harvest moon occurs in the first place. The Occurrence of a Harvest Moon The full moon that occurs closest to the Fall equinox is regarded as the harvest moon...

Fires Burn In Arctic Peatlands

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), June 2019 was Earth’s warmest June on record. Wildfires, producing plumes of smoke visible from space, are spreading in Siberia, Greenland, Alaska, and Canada as a result of lightning and high temperatures. Temperatures in Anchorage, Alaska reached 90 degrees for the first time on record and a total of 2.06 million acres were burned. Winds carrying smoke have caused air quality to plummet in cities in Siberia. Although Arctic fires are common between May and October, the intensity, scale, and duration make these fires unusual...

A $50 Error!

In October 2018, Australia released its newly-designed A$50 note (around $34 USD) to the public. Australia is well-known for making sure its currency is resistant to counterfeiting, and the new bill included a plethora of unique features: color-changing and image-changing designs that can be discovered through tilting its surface. But this time, the note included an error as well! Most currencies go through an inspection system before being released to the public. Despite these regulations, the A$50 note was recently found to have a typo in the fine print (a passage from a speech by Edith...

U.K Welcomes New Royal Baby

Last week, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex gave birth to their first child, a baby boy named Archibald. Young Archie is making a huge splash across the media as one of the first multiracial children in the royal family, and the only one to have American and British ancestry. Prince Harry and Meghan are surprising many people by creating some of their own traditions with Archie. His full name is Archibald Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. However, his nickname Archie, meaning ‘true and bold’ is unique- it has never previously been a name used in the royal family...

Measles Cases Rise In The U.S

Yet another wave of outbreaks of measles has spread across the U.S with over 800 cases reported across the country. Over seven hundred university students and employees in LA country were put under quarantine. Both the University of California- at Los Angeles and California State University at Los Angeles had been affected by the contagious disease. Individuals who had the disease attended classes on both campuses, causing exposure to over a thousand students in all. Many have been cleared as immune, but most are still at risk. Measles in the USA is at a twenty-five-year high with the number...

A Water Fight In Thailand!

In Thailand, the coming of the New Year is accompanied by a three-day festival called Songkran. This year, the festival took place from April 13-15. This festival also has the reputation of being the wildest water fight in the world! Fortunately, it also coincides with the hottest month of the year, and people don't mind getting wet. Songkran is one of Thailand’s largest holidays, attracting not only locals but tourists from around the world. Traditionally, the festival has its roots in the religion of Buddhism and is about cleansing, purification, and a fresh start. Buddhists will take this...

Spilling and Filling

Multitudes hurry across the pulsating Shibuya crossing in chilly 39 degrees Tokyo, creating a whipping wind that almost blows away the one and only crumpled dollar bill clutched in my hand. The hubbub and cacophonous music of the street mutes my voice when I ask a passing man for directions to the nearest ramen shop. I hear my ravenous stomach growl louder than ever. With the cold gusts whipping my face, warm ramen has never been more desirable. When my basketball teammate Mackenzie and I finally get directions, there is only half an hour before the shop closes. What’s good is that it’s only...

Clouds On Jupiter? Or A Painting?

An image captured earlier this year of Jupiter’s clouds show that we may have art there before we can have humans there! The photo, captured by NASA, has been described by many people as similar to Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. The photos were captured by a spacecraft named Juno, about eight thousand miles above the clouds, and color enhanced by NASA engineer Kevin M. Gill. The clouds in the photo are storm clouds that scientists have been studying and trying to understand the life cycles of. Some of the storms caused by these clouds are so large that they could swallow Earth several times...

Apple: No More Airpower

In 2017, Apple introduced a new product that would supposedly launch in 2018: Airpower, a mat-like device that would allow wireless charging among Apple products. The mats advertised as being capable of charging multiple devices simultaneously by simply placing them on the surface, without any cords or extra accessories. We had explained the science behind wireless charging here . However, Apple recently announced will not release this product, saying that it would not meet the “high standards” and expectations of its consumers. Specifically, people have mentioned that Apple could not figure...

The Tallest Tree In The World

The Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo is a paradise for tree-climbers. It is home to some of the world’s tallest tropical trees. It has also proved to be a treasure trove for scientists as they have repeatedly discovered groves of towering yellow meranti trees, finding a tree with a record height each year. Just recently, scientists stumbled upon a golden find - the world’s tallest tropical tree to date. It was found, unsurprisingly, on the island of Borneo, in a grove of yellow meranti trees. The method that scientists used to measure this tree to confirm its height was...

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